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SPAIN: BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Professional basketball players in Spain are employees, but they are not ordinary ones. Their contracts are governed primarily by Royal Decree 1006/1985 (RD 1006/1985), which regulates the special employment relationship of professional athletes. The Workers’ Statute (Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015) applies as supplementary law, where RD

BASKETBALL PLAYER SUSPENDED

The Swiss Sports Tribunal (SST) has imposed a two-year suspension on a Swiss National League A (LNA) basketball player following the detection of methylphenidate—a substance prohibited in competition—in a collected sample. During an in-competition anti-doping test on November 5, 2025, LNA basketball player Malyk Rebetez was